What does the Bible say about dogs?

16 verses about dogs, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about dogs

Proverbs 26:11 — As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. 4 votes
Matthew 7:6 — Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. 4 votes
Philippians 3:2 — Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. 4 votes
Matthew 15:27 — And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. 3 votes
Luke 16:19 — There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 3 votes
Revelation 22:15 — For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 3 votes
Exodus 11:7 — But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel. 2 votes
1 Samuel 24:14 — After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. 2 votes
2 Samuel 9:8 — And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? 2 votes
1 Kings 14:11 — Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken it. 2 votes
1 Kings 16:4 — Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat. 2 votes
1 Kings 21:19 — And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. 2 votes
Job 30:1 — But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. 2 votes
Psalms 22:16 — For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 2 votes
Proverbs 12:10 — A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. 2 votes
Matthew 15:26 — But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. 2 votes

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1 Kings (3), Matthew (3), Proverbs (2), Exodus (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), Job (1), Psalms (1), Luke (1), Philippians (1), Revelation (1)

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